Friends,
Congratulations to everyone who auditioned for Godspell Junior on Sunday! Your many talents and obvious enthusiasm made a huge impression on our panel of judges, and we are really excited to announce that we are officially moving forward on this big project! While the cast list and the full rehearsal/filming schedule are being created this week and will be released by Friday at 5:00, here is what you need to know for the time being:
* If you auditioned on Sunday, then you earned a role, and now need to pick up your script/music book at the church to begin studying. At some point this week, please drop by the church office between 8:30 and 4:00, and someone will give this to you. Please contact me if you absolutely cannot make that happen this week.
* The orientation and first reading of the script will happen this coming Sunday, January 31, from 4:00 to 6:00 via the regular Youth Group Zoom link. It is imperative that everyone in the cast attend, so that we can collectively get a feel for the show. If you did not audition on Sunday, but still want to be in the production in some way, please feel free to join us!
We will release much more scheduling information next week, but in the meantime, let me reiterate that this production will be in an outdoor/prerecorded format this spring, with the goal of filming the show before Memorial Day so that we can stream our recording in June. While the rehearsal schedule will require some flexibility of format as we await the lifting of the 10-person limit for gatherings, we can say with confidence that the majority of rehearsals will be held on Sunday afternoons.
Even with so much uncertainty in our lives, I can honestly say that I am very excited about this adventure that we are starting together. I pray that you will enjoy the process just as much as - if not more than - the final product. The enduring message of Godspell has a lot of powerful things to teach us about the world in which we live, and the "beautiful city" that we can build together through Christ who strengthens us.
In Christ,
Daniel